Top recruits shine at Under Armour All-America Game

Corey Long

Friday

Jan 3, 2014 at 12:12 AM

Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG - Four days before Florida State and Auburn meet for the national championships, two of their top recruits teamed up Thursday night to help Team Highlight beat Team Nitro 31-21 in the Under Armour All-America Game at Tropicana Field.

Auburn recruit Sean White, from Fort Lauderdale, was selected Team Highlight's MVP, and Florida State-bound Travis Rudolph, from West Palm Beach, had four receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown for Team Highlight.

Another Seminoles recruit, Dalvin Cook of Miami, rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on eight carries for Team Nitro.

Minnesota-bound running back Jeff Jones, from Minneapolis, was the MVP for Team Nitro after gaining 72 total yards and scoring a touchdown.

New Orleans running back Leonard Fournette, widely considered the nation's top prospect, caught a 36-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to give Highlight a 31-14 lead before making his verbal commitment to LSU. Fournette, USA Today's offensive player of the year, chose the Tigers over Alabama and Texas.

"I want to thank God for giving me this talent and ability to play this game ... for the next three or four years, the Boot baby, LSU," Fournette said on the ESPN broadcast. "It came down to Alabama and LSU so I had to weigh both programs and I just think LSU is the best place for me."

"[Texas A&M] just felt like home when I went on my official visit," said Noil, who had three receptions for 90 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown catch. "My former teammate, Noel Ellis, is at A&M and he has been like a brother to me during this process."

White finished the game 10 of 12 for 156 yards with touchdown passes to Fournette and LSU commit Jacory Washington from Westlake, La.

The other quarterbacks for Team Highlight, Michael O'Connor, a Penn State commit from Bradenton, and Brandon Harris, an LSU commit, from Bossier City, La., threw touchdown passes as Team Highlight racked up 316 yards passing.